]]>https://wgcreates.com/blog/starting-a-website/feed/0Benefits of working from homehttps://wgcreates.com/blog/benefits-of-working-from-home/
https://wgcreates.com/blog/benefits-of-working-from-home/#respondMon, 26 Nov 2018 04:56:17 +0000https://wgcreates.com/?p=3732What are the benefits of working from home? Find out what are the benefits of working from home and work at home opportunities.

]]>https://wgcreates.com/blog/benefits-of-working-from-home/feed/0Is working from home for me?https://wgcreates.com/blog/is-working-from-home-for-me/
https://wgcreates.com/blog/is-working-from-home-for-me/#commentsMon, 12 Nov 2018 03:06:29 +0000https://wgcreates.com/?p=3681Lots of people want to work from home, but have you ever asked yourself 'Is working from home for me?' This is the most important question to ask yourself.

]]>https://wgcreates.com/blog/is-working-from-home-for-me/feed/1Do you work from home?https://wgcreates.com/blog/do-you-work-from-home/
https://wgcreates.com/blog/do-you-work-from-home/#commentsWed, 07 Nov 2018 05:53:28 +0000https://wgcreates.com/?p=3665Do you work from home? I have been a Work At Home Wife & Mother for over 7 years. I want to share my experience with organization, time management and more.

]]>https://wgcreates.com/blog/do-you-work-from-home/feed/824th Wedding Anniversaryhttps://wgcreates.com/blog/24th-wedding-anniversary/
https://wgcreates.com/blog/24th-wedding-anniversary/#commentsFri, 06 Jul 2018 06:00:15 +0000https://wgcreates.com/?p=3379On June 11th we celebrated our 24th wedding anniversary! We decided to keep it low key this year and just drove to Jackson Hole Wy, which is a few hours away from us. It was our first time there, and it was so much fun. We walked around, enjoyed the sites and loved the beauty of nature. I am so blessed to be with Paul for 24 years. It hasn’t always been easy, but I couldn’t imagine my life with anyone else. I thank the Lord that He brought Paul into my life. I look forward to at least 24 more years. 🙂

]]>https://wgcreates.com/blog/24th-wedding-anniversary/feed/1Life Changeshttps://wgcreates.com/blog/life-changes/
https://wgcreates.com/blog/life-changes/#respondSun, 01 Jul 2018 22:06:16 +0000https://wgcreates.com/?p=3367Sometimes life changes are so unexpected and intense that all we can do is lean on the Lord and get a new puppy!

]]>https://wgcreates.com/blog/life-changes/feed/0Colder Weatherhttps://wgcreates.com/blog/colder-weather/
https://wgcreates.com/blog/colder-weather/#commentsSat, 21 Oct 2017 23:17:33 +0000https://wgcreates.com/?p=3349It has been a very interesting and different summer for me and my family. If you want to read about it more you can here. Beyond that, we’ve been busy with life. Two big things that have happened is Sarah has moved out and Paulie has gotten his drivers license! 😀 Both of those major events have truly brought us to another new phase of our lives. We are back to a 3 person household, and we no longer need to make sure we are always available to drive Paulie to his things. I am truly blessed we are in another new phase, but it always takes a little while to adjust to them. 🙂 I know not everyone has true Autumn weather, but here in Idaho we definitely have all our seasons. We’ve had a lovely Autumn so far, with some nice temps and beautiful colors this year. We’ve also already had our first good amount of snow, at least four inches. Width = 640px Height = 428px It of course melted by the next day, and we are totally snow free now. We just went through a really bad wind storm, that kicked up a bad dust storm too. Besides that, it also blew off almost all the leaves from the trees. That is a little sad because they were such beautiful colors. Colder weather means a change of activities That is what I like the most about colder weather, is the change in my daily routine and activities. Don’t get me wrong, I do miss not being able to ride my bike or walk as I do in the spring and summer, but I enjoy different activities during Fall and Winter. I find I do more crafts during the colder weather. I just finished crocheting an evening scarf for my friend, and now I’m working on a cotton autumn wrap for me. It won’t be done before Autumn is done, but at least I have it started. 😉 I will probably pull out some cross stitch too in the next month or so. I usually work on a bit of cross stitch during the colder months. Not sure why I don’t during the summer months, it just seems to be something I pull out during the winter. I also like to read more, though I can do a fair bit of reading during the summer too. 😉 But I do love to curl up on the couch with a warm cup of tea or hot chocolate and a good book. This year, as in years past, I’m in the kitchen more too. I like to cook and bake, making warm comfort foods for me and my family. I made some banana bread today, and I’ll be making chili and cornbread tomorrow. Those of you who have read my blog for a while know I’ve had a struggle with not wanting to cook or bake much anymore. But this winter my desire is increasing and I’m enjoying being in the kitchen again. My husband and son enjoy it too. lol Paul and I are also hoping to do more outdoor activities this year too. We are going to make sure we have the proper colder weather clothing and take some walks in the local parks and even have a fire pit once and a while. We live in the Northwest mountains of Idaho, so it gets pretty cold and wet out here. We’ve been going to the low 20’s overnight, and of course, we have already had snow once. But regardless of that, we want to try and get out more, and keep busy with some winter activities. We don’t ski or anything like that, but we do hope to have some fun outside this year. It’s funny how desires and activities change with the seasons, and I think that is what I like the most about cold weather. How about you? Do your activities change with the seasons? Do you find you craft more when you are stuck inside? What do you like most about the colder weather? Or are you one that doesn’t like the cold weather at all and just tries to get through it as quick as possible? I would love to hear your thoughts and any cold weather ideas you may have. Save

]]>https://wgcreates.com/blog/colder-weather/feed/1Living after losing a loved onehttps://wgcreates.com/blog/living-after-losing-a-loved-one/
https://wgcreates.com/blog/living-after-losing-a-loved-one/#commentsMon, 19 Jun 2017 11:00:03 +0000https://wgcreates.com/?p=3314March 29, 2017, was the beginning of a change in my life that I’m still trying to adjust to and has me living after losing a loved one. It started out as a normal day for Paul and I. It was a Wednesday and we had plans to go visit my parents. As we were getting ready to go, my sister called and wanted to let me know my dad had fallen two times. As recent as earlier that morning. 🙁 She wanted us prepared that dad was getting more fragile. My dad was 93 and had been getting more weak and fragile for about 6-8 months. We got out there about 2 hours later, and I really wasn’t fully prepared for what I saw. My dad was so weak he could barely sit up and greet me, but greet me he did. 🙂 He gave me his usual smile, grabbed my hand and gave me a hug. We all knew he needed to get to the hospital in the ‘bigger’ city. He couldn’t walk on his own, and we couldn’t get him in a car, so we had to set up an ambulance to take him. We thought he would argue about it, but he agreed, saying all he wanted was “sirens and to go fast”. 😀 But him agreeing meant he knew there was something wrong. It was the start of the longest 6 days of my life. We all thought that he would have to stay at the hospital for a couple of weeks, get some physical therapy, maybe some antibiotics etc… The first day or two we were there, the doctors thought it might be possible, but by Saturday we realized that wasn’t going to happen. On Saturday morning the main doctor told us that my dad had a type of bone cancer and that his kidneys were failing. Though we knew dad was getting worse, we were shocked at how bad. We were waiting for more tests, and the doctors were trying to get his kidneys functioning. But we were becoming aware things were very bad, so we called my brother, who lives in Texas and told him he needed to fly here. By Sunday, we knew that all the doctors were trying wasn’t going to work. My dad was in congestive heart failure, for years, and anything they proposed his body wouldn’t be able to handle. Sunday morning the doctor said dad had maybe 5-7 days to live. Around 10:30 am Sunday morning we told dad all that was going on with his body. We asked him to hang on until Joe got there at noon, he said he would try. Thankfully Joe got there by noon on Sunday. Both Saturday and Sunday were days of getting all the family members to see dad. Mom, Carrie, Paul and I started staying in a hotel Wednesday night, Joe joining us on Sunday and all the grandkids and great-grandkids coming when they could. We all had different times with him, talking, enjoying what we knew would be our last time with him, saying our goodbyes. By Monday he was on care and comfort and moved to his own room. Mom, Joe, Carrie, my niece Jessi, Paul and I were with him that morning, as he became unconscious and unresponsive. We stood around his hospital bed, holding his hands, watching him take his last breaths. On April 3rd at 12:35 pm Monday afternoon my dad was gone. 🙁 We went about the process of setting up dad’s memorial, funeral, obituary, all the things that needed to be done. Dad had a great memorial and funeral, with military honors. It was such a hard 2 weeks. I pretty much lived either out of a hotel or my sister’s guest room. Paul brought me some clothes, and I did make one quick trip home to get funeral clothes. Who knew when I left my house on Wednesday morning I would be gone for almost two weeks? Then after all that, life continues to move on. You feel like the world should stop, everyone should realize that you lost your dad. But that’s not how life works, does it? We have to keep moving, keep living. It’s not always easy, but it’s what we have to do. We had plans for a family reunion down in Arizona for Paul’s side of the family for the end of April. It had been set up since last fall, and my dad had even helped us make sure we could make it. I had thought about not going, but it was over 3 weeks after my dad’s death, and I know dad would have wanted us to go. Even mom said we should go. Honestly, I needed some time away, I think all of us (Paul and the kids) needed some time away. It was a great time with Paul’s side of the family, and it was exactly what I needed. I needed the sun and warmth, I had gotten bronchitis after dad’s funeral, and the laughter and fun. 🙂 Since then I’ve had good days and bad, happy days and sad. I’m writing this on the evening of Father’s day, and today was a blessed yet hard day. We had a great time with my husband and kids but I sure missed talking to my dad like I did every Father’s day. We go on with life, we live, we love, we have hard times, happy times, sad times. I have lost loved ones before. I lost my own brother 24 years ago, but every loss is different. I will have more sad times, I know, but I will also have joyous times. Not only with my family and friends, but in remembering my father and the man he was. One of the many wonderful things I remember of my father, and something he taught me, was my love for photography. He was always taking pictures and when he had us all lined up for pictures he would always say ‘One more.’ 🙂 That was before the time of digital cameras, and he wanted to make sure he had the shot. lol, I’m thankful for all the pictures we have of him, of us together, of family. I’m thankful he didn’t shy away from the camera, that he blessed us with any picture we wanted of him. And we now have those pictures along with our memories. Save Save Save

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https://wgcreates.com/blog/blog-merge-work/#respondSun, 12 Mar 2017 04:58:09 +0000https://wgcreates.com/?p=2805As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have merged my 2 blogs into one site. With the merge, I’ve also cleaned up my site a bit, updated my About Me page and some other backend work. It’s been a bit of a process, but honestly, I’ve loved every minute of it. 😀 Please remember to update your RSS feed to, when you get a chance, https://WGCreates.com/feed. Thanks! Save Save Save

]]>https://wgcreates.com/blog/blog-merge-work/feed/0Sites I like to readhttps://wgcreates.com/blog/sites-i-like-to-read/
https://wgcreates.com/blog/sites-i-like-to-read/#respondTue, 28 Feb 2017 12:00:35 +0000https://wgcreates.com/?p=2779I’ve been looking to make some changes, not only the look of this site, but also how I use it. I wrote briefly about working with different social media sites and Annie Kate from Tea Time with Annie Kate suggested a site to look up, by Amy Lynn Andrews. The minute I got on that site, I knew I was going to get a lot of info from there, and I was right. I’m still gleaning lots of information, thanks for the suggestion Annie Kate! 😀 One of the things Amy suggests is a site called Pocket to bookmark articles you want to read later. Between reading a lot on Amy’s site, and researching other sites on building up a business, and many other topics, I’ve used Pocket a lot already. Besides that, I’ve also found a lot of other sites I’ve really enjoyed and learned a lot from. Not all of the sites are about business, some are technical, some crafts, some recipes and lots of other interests. Does this happen to you? One of the things that happens to me the most, is I start to rabbit trail to other sites that are either recommended or linked to. Though that can take a lot of time, it’s usually a good thing, because I learn even more. It got me thinking, if I had to pick just a few, what would be my top three sites I like to read? Honestly, that’s pretty hard to pick, because I would rather pick the top 3 in different subjects. Since I’m working on website and business aspects right now, I do tend to read a lot of those, but I’m giving you a diverse list. My List Amy Lynn Andrews – I know I already talked about her, but I’m on her site a lot right now, so I have to list it as one of my top 3. LifeHacker.com is a new one I just found, but it’s a fun site to read. I haven’t read it extensively, but so far, I’ve found some of the articles very interesting. I like it because it has such diverse topics on the site. From new technologies, the best knives and how to make popcorn fresh again. DigitalTrends.com has been an interesting site to read, learning about all the different technical items coming out and reviews, gadgets etc… Now it’s your turn. What are the top 3 sites that you like to read? I would love for you to share them in the comments. I’m always looking for more sites to read and learn from. 🙂 Save Save